Wupper-Express

RE 4 Wupper-Express
Overview
LocaleNorth Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Service
SystemRhein-Ruhr-Express (RRX)
Route number
  • 485 (Aachen–Hagen)
  • 427 (Hagen–Dortmund)
Operator(s)National Express Germany
Technical
Line length171 km (106 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead line, 15 kV  16.7 Hz AC
Operating speed160 km/h (99 mph) (maximum)
Route map

Operating points and lines[1]
0
Dortmund Hbf
16
Witten Hbf
23
Wetter (Ruhr)
31
Hagen Hbf
ICE, IC
42
Ennepetal (Gevelsberg)
47
Schwelm
52
Wuppertal-Oberbarmen
54
Wuppertal-Barmen
57
Wuppertal Hbf
ICE, IC
64
Wuppertal-Vohwinkel
84
Düsseldorf Hbf
Eurostar, ICE, IC
87
Düsseldorf-Bilk
92
Neuss Hbf
ICE, IC
109
Mönchengladbach Hbf
ICE, IC
113
Rheydt Hbf
IC
126
Erkelenz
132
Hückelhoven-Baal
138
Lindern
145
Geilenkirchen
150
Übach-Palenberg
157
Herzogenrath
IC
168
Aachen West
169
Aachen Schanz
171
Aachen Hbf
Eurostar, ICE, IC

The Wupper-Express (RE 4) is a Regional-Express service in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) running between Aachen and Dortmund via Mönchengladbach, Düsseldorf, Wuppertal and Hagen. It is the third most widely used Regional-Express line in the area administered by the Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) with approximately 24,000 passengers a day.[2] The line is part of the Rhein-Ruhr-Express (RRX) network and is operated by National Express Germany.

  1. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland (German railway atlas). Schweers + Wall. 2009. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
  2. ^ "Qualitätsbericht SPNV Im Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr für 2010" (PDF) (in German). Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr. February 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.